Auto Sales Jump Amid August Midmonth Rally
Midmonth U S auto sales show a 36 percent rise from early August and near last year levels as buyers clear 1973 models before J U 74 price hikes. Ford posts gains while Chrysler slides. GM and AMC fall year over year though both rise from early August.
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Magistrate Hears Six Linn Cases
Six Linn County arraignments reported in a magistrate court. Randall Davisson pled guilty to possession of a controlled substance with sentencing deferred for marijuana on July 24. Paul Tranter pled guilty to drunk driving, fined $300 and costs, arrested June 14. Richard Dahl pled guilty to an amended charge of defacing a building, fined $100 and costs, arrested Aug. 2. Donald Owens had a charge of uttering a forged instrument dismissed. Ronnie Covington had a drunk driving second offense dismissed, arrested Aug. 9. Joseph Prather waived preliminary hearing and bound over to grand jury on drunk driving third offense.
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Paul Tranter
First Avenue SE
Richard Dahl
Donald Owens
Palo
Milbank Insurance Co
Ronnie Covington
Marion
Joseph Prather
Route Two
Cedar Rapids
Two Injured in Linn County Accidents
Linn County deputies investigated two injuries Monday night. Weston A. Youngman aged 69 from Anamosa suffered injuries in a one car crash in Springville and remained in fair condition at St Luke's hospital. Bruce A. Knott aged 36 from Coggeswell was treated for injuries after a two car crash east of Coggon and released. Ernest D. Van Alst aged 33 from Shellsburg drove the other car in the collision at an intersection of two county gravel roads with no traffic signs.
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Anamusa
St. Luke’s Hospital
Springville
Bruce A. Knott
Coggon
Delaware County Hospital
Youngman
Knott
Ernest D. van Alst
Shellsburg
Gazette Establishment and Print Details From 19th Century Entry
The Cedar Rapids Gazette date unclear, listing an 1683 establishment by Tha Gasatte Co. and a daily plus Sunday publication at 300 Third Ave SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. It cites phrasing on postage, mail rates, and Associated Press republication rights with scattered OCR errors throughout.
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Ceder Rapids
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Postal Union Seeks Legal Right To Strike
Washington AP The American Postal Workers Union and other unions ratified a three year contract with the U S Postal Service. Leaders say they now pursue federal legislation to grant lawful authority to strike amid criticisms of past bargaining and management tactics.
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Nonaligned Bloc Embraces North Vietnam and PLO
Hundreds of delegates at the nonaligned nations conference voted to raise the bloc's membership to 82 by admitting North Vietnam North Korea Panama and the Palestine Liberation Organization The PLO rejected South Korea's bid citing lack of consensus and concern over its Western ties The event follows Maiday's opening and notes a 1942 aside on Vichy France.
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AIM Jury Selection Behind Closed Doors in Sioux Falls
AIM leader Russell Means faces rioting and damage charges in a 1974 Minnehaha County courthouse disturbance. Jury selection proceeded in private as Judge Braithwaite weighs motions to dismiss for impartiality amid Banks’s absence and related incidents.
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Minnehaha County
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Custer
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Cosmetics Tycoon Revson Dies At 68 In New York
Charles Revson founder of Revson Inc and maker of Revlon nail polishes dies at 68 after a year in and out of hospital cancer claimed him at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. He built a tiny firm into the nation’s largest cosmetics retailer with 1974 sales near 605 million. Born October 1908 in Boston, he formed Revlon in 1932 with his brother Joseph and chemist Lachman.
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Charles Revson
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Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
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Revson
Boston
Revlon Inc
Joseph
Charles Lachman
Martin
Finn
Car Slams Into Cattle on Highway Near Tama County Line
Four haifers killed or to be destroyed after a car driven by Adolph Bruene, 48, veered off Route 96 into a cattle herd near Gladbrook. Bruene, his wife, and daughter were hospitalized with bruises and cuts. another driver escaped injury after colliding with a cow while leaving the scene. Owner: Wilford Hoing. No value listed.
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Manchester
Wilford Hoing
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Lockheed Must End Bribes Agency Action
The government board overseeing federal loan guarantees to Lockheed Aircraft says the firm must stop secret payments to foreign officials and political groups. Treasury Secretary Simon, who chairs the board, criticized the payments during a Senate hearing. Lockheed admitted paying 22 million dollars over 14 years to foreign officials and organizations to boost sales.
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Lockheed Aircraft Corp
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William $Imon
Senate Banking Committee
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Carlisle Council Strips Chief To Paper Work Duties
Carlisle council curtails police chief Don Forter powers, ordering a daily one hour review of activities with a written report at twice monthly meetings. Mayor Larry Anderson supports the ordinance and salary fixed at 3.78 per hour, amid a two year control dispute. The fired chief was rehired by the mayor but remains unpaid since July 9, earning only 18.75 weekly. Involving a broader conflict, the action limits the chief to administrative duties while the salary drops from previous levels.
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Larry Anderson
Anderson
Don Forter
Porter
Art Museum Buys Japanese Art for 5.1 Million
The Metropolitan Museum of Art agreed to pay 5.1 million for a renowned 412 piece Japanese art collection acquired from Harry Packard. Japanese experts valued the collection at 11.3 million and the museum will treat 6.2 million as a gift from Packard with 3.1 million sourced from restricted acquisition funds. This may be the museum�s second most expensive purchase after Velazquez Don Juan de Pareja in 1971.
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